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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Galveston, TX · August 23, 1992

Date: August 23, 1992 · 19:15 local
Place: Galveston, TX
Airport: Scholes Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9338P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 260 total126 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9338PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4836 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to lower and lock right gear down. Elected to land gear up. Found right push pull rod bent and corroded.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LOWER AND LOCK RIGHT GEAR DOWN. ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP. FOUND RIGHT PUSH PULL ROD BENT AND CORRODED.